Combined ladle and mold for soft-metal hammers.



J HORAT.

COMBINED LADLE AND MOLD FOR SOFT METAL HAMMERS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 22, 1913 Patented May 5, 1914.

JOSEPH HOBA 'I, OF LA- FAYETTE, INDIANA.

COMBINED LADL E AND MOLD FOR SOFT-METAL HAMMERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 5, 1914.

Application filed July 22, 1913. Serial No. 780,516.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH HoRAT, a citizen of the United-States residing at La Fayette, in the county of Tippecanoe and State of Indiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Combined Ladles and Molds for Soft-Metal Hammers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to combined mold and ladle for use in castin hammer heads made of lead or other soft metal upon a suitable handle, the object of the invention being to provide a sectional mold of this character, the sections of which are hinged for ready opening and closing movements and are adapted to be fastened in closed position for the mold operation and opened for the removal of the form head, and further to provide a mold of the character described having a ladle whereby the operation of filling the mold is rendered more convenient and facilitated.

The invention consists of the features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts herein fully described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the mold opened, with a handle applied in position ready for the closing of the mold and the molding of the hammer head. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the closed mold. Figs. 3 and 4 are-longitudinal and transverse sections through the mold.

My improved mold is especially designed for the production of soft metal hammer heads 1 molded upon a suitable handle 2, which may be made of as pipe or tube or any suitable material. n the present instance'I have shown the use of a handle which is longitudinally slitted-at the point where it is embedded in the head and provided with oppositely bent .anchoring projections 3 for an obvious purpose.

The mold comprises a pair of substantially companion sections 4 and 5 of a proper size and shape to produce the head 1. These sections are rovided at their outer sides with interfittmg knuckles 6, connected by pintles or otherwise hingedly connected, to adapt said sections for opening and closing movement. The inner sides of the sections are provided with semi-circular portions 7 forming a tubular shank toaccommodate and fit about the portion of the handle adjacent the end thereof which is to be embedded in the head. A collar 8 is provided to encircle said shank portions 7 and carries diametrically opposed set screws 9 to bind upon same, whereby the mold sections may be held closedand the handle at the same time rigidly clamped in applied position. The mold sections have end walls 10 at one end adapted to closely abut and their opposite end walls are formed with flaring hollow projections 11 producing a nozzle'for the inflow of the liquidmetal from a ladle 12, which may be integral with one of said nozzle sections and is provided with a pouring lip .13, whereby any excess metal may be conveniently drained therefrom. Whenthe mold sections are closed the nozzle sections 11 fit snugly together, so that the metal may be taken up in the ladle and then by tilting the handle and mold as a unit caused to flow by gravity through the nozzle into the mold chamber for the formation of the From the foregoing description, it will be seen that my invention provides a mold of the character described which is simple of construction. convenient of operation, and enables heads of the character described to be quickly and easily molded about the handles, and adapts the mold for ready and quick application and removal.

I claim 'As a new and improved article of manufacture, a mold of the character described comprising a horizontally and longitudinally divided mold bodv formed of a pair of mold sections hingedly connected at one side and provided with tubular shank form ing portions at their opposite sides, said mold sections being further provided with complementary spout forming portions integral therewith at one 'end thereof, means In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of tWo witnesses.

I JOSEPH HORAT. Witnesses: l

cooperating with said shank forming portions to hold the mold closed, and a ladle extending longitudinally at one end of the mold, said ladle being integral at its inner end with one of said spout forming portions and arranged therewith to discharge into the end of the mold.

C. M. DAVIS, GEO. N. BAXTER. 

